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Private equity sponsors eye pending $1bn Indian dealThe Blackstone Group and The Carlyle Group and Singapore’s Temasek Holdings are reportedly keen to acquire a stake in a new tower management subsidiary of Reliance Communications, one of India’s largest telecommunications operators.
- Buyout firms lock horns over Philippines power grid
TPG Newbridge was the only private equity firm in the race to operate Philippines’ power grid, until The Carlyle Group reportedly joined a competing consortium.
- Carlyle launches $5.4bn Taiwan tech offer
The US buyout firm is stepping up its exposure to the semiconductor industry with a bid for the Taiwanese microchip packager Advanced Semiconductor Engineering.
- The Bayer Group to sell metal business for €1.2bn
The Bayer Group will sell H.C. Starck to equal investors Advent International and The Carlyle Group for €1.2 billion, helping to finance the acquisition of pharmaceutical company Schering.
- AIG deal calms Dubai ports controversy
The private equity arm of AIG will buy the North American port assets from the UK’s P&O Holdings, which is selling ports to a Dubai firm. The initial deal caused a national-security row among US policymakers.
- Carlyle invests $20 million in Chinese outdoor advertising ‘supermarket’
The Carlyle Group is putting $20 million toward its second investment in a Chinese outdoor media business that could benefit from the private equity firm’s first investment in 2004.
- St. Peter steps down from MPM Capital
Steven St. Peter, who worked at Carlyle and Apax, has stepped down as a managing director at life sciences firm MPM Capital to focus on his next move in the venture industry.
- Wisconsin shops $720m portfolio
The state investment board wants to reduce its exposure to the largest funds in the market and is selling stakes in funds managed by KKR, Charterhouse, Carlyle and Blackstone.
- Carlyle launches $125m Peru fund
Earlier this year, Carlyle formed a joint venture with major Peruvian financial institution Credicorp for investments in the country, and plans to open an office in Lima this year.
- Arizona considers private debt allocation
As more private equity firms enter the private debt market, the Arizona State Retirement System may add the asset class to its investment strategy in an effort to diversify its fixed income portfolio.